Demystifying Data

by: Carolyn Dash and Barbara Hug

Using Google Trends and climate-change data to understand graphs and patterns.

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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 11/1/2014Stock # tst14_081_08_51Volume 081Issue 08

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Susan German (Hallsville, MO)
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Interesting Idea for Data

Using Google search terms, you can create a graph of the number of hits over time. Students can interpret the graphs to come up with a reason for the patterns.

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